Where does “räntesänkning” come from?
räntesänkning (Swedish) comes from Swedish sänkning, from Swedish sänka, from Old Swedish sænkia, from Old Norse sænkva, from Proto-Germanic sankwijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
räntesänkning (Swedish): interest rate decrease
Definitions
- interest rate decrease
Ancestry of “räntesänkning”, step by step
räntesänkning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish sänkning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sänkning | lowering |
| 2 | Swedish | sänka | to lower; move downwards; to cause to sink below... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | sænkia | to cause to sink |
| 4 | Old Norse | sænkva | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sankwijaną | to cause to sink |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Swedish ränta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ränta | an interest, a rent, a yield, a pension; guts |